End-of-game exasperation

[MU82]

Had to find a way to get the ball into NJ's hands, he would have drawn defenders and then you kick to ross, parham or even MP for a clean look rather than chase's 35 ft fall away over 3 defenders.

Again, if you're Nova, why wouldn't you just let James drive all the way to the hoop while covering all shooters on the perimeter?

[Viper]

Again, if you're Nova, why wouldn't you just let James drive all the way to the hoop while covering all shooters on the perimeter?

I was thinking the same. Let em take the two, game over. Then again, let Chase chuck it, game over.

[1SE]

Again, if you're Nova, why wouldn't you just let James drive all the way to the hoop while covering all shooters on the perimeter?

If he doesn't draw defenders, then he shoots.

But again, I'm not paid millions of dollars to draw up a play which gets me a 35 ft fadeaway 3 for a guy who is 7/38 from beyond the arc since December.

[brewcity77]

Again, if you're Nova, why wouldn't you just let James drive all the way to the hoop while covering all shooters on the perimeter?

Unless this is like Wojo forgetting the time & score, I'm hoping our team knew they needed a three and wouldn't have driven for a buzzer beating layup that left us a point short.

Though considering our past game winning attempts, maybe I give them too much credit.

[#UnleashThePortal]

Trying Chase over and over again with the same result. Someone told me is that called the first sign of insanity haha

At least he shot the ball this time. That's something right?

[MU82]

James was the only Warrior making 3s, and Nova obviously knew that.

If you throw the IB pass to James, unless MU sets some kind of incredible screen that gets him wide open, there's no way Nova lets him take the kind of wide-open 3 he needs to take. He's not Donovan Mitchell - he can't rise up and fire 3s while closely guarded.

So he either has to drive it to the hoop - which does MU no good - or he has to look for a teammate, all of whom are closely guarded unless Nova makes a major mistake.

And there's only 7 secs when the play starts. And there's no Ben Gold available (not that he'd be helpful the way he's shooting).

This is the problem when you have no real 3-point threats available. Which of course is on Shaka.

[MUDPT]

Yeah, the Phillips missed 3 on the previous possession I can live with. (open shot, in the run of play, good shooter)  The lack of a play after time out resulting in a 35 foot heave by a bad shooter is a big problem. 

This is the one I had a problem with. Only down a point, you have way more options, especially with two timeouts available. They were lost and could have used a TO to set something up.

[tower912]

Freshman with a reputation as a shooter playing in crunch time for the first time got a look and shot. 

[Shooter McGavin]

Just watched the game last night and I would take that shot any day. He will be part of the solution going forward.  Might as well start getting used to those situations.

Stevens or Nigel would have been the other two I would have liked shooting that ball if it had somehow worked out that way. 

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Do you think Ben Johnson could come by in February and give Shaka some tips on how to finish games?

Eh, Shaka's opponent would need a big halftime lead and then to just sit on the ball during the 2nd half and take the shot clock violation each possession.